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B. M. FOREMAN.

WAGON STAKE. No. 336,847. Patented Feb. 23, 1886.

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NITED STATES PATENT EBENEZER' M. FOREMAN, OF FAIBMOUN'I, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO JOHN W. KEYHO'E, OF SAME PLACE.

WAGON-STAKE.

SPECIE'ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,847. dated February 23, 1886. Application filed October 1, 1885. Serial No. 178,720. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EBENEZER M. FORE- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairmount, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Malleable Iron Wagon-Stakes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention, and is a vertical section. Fig. 2 is a front view. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken where the dotted line is marked on Fig. 1.

My invention relates to malleable-iron wagon-stakes; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out'in the claim.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates a wagon-bolster, which, instead of being mortised to receive the lower end of the stake, as is commonly practiced, has a hole, B, bored vertically through it at a proper distance from each end to receive the integral cast, malleable wrought iron shank or pin 0, extending downward vertically from the base D of the stake, at the inner edge thereof, said shank or pin 0 being reduced in diameter for a distance commencing at its lower end,and said reduced end being threaded to receive a securing-nut, E, which nut E assists in securing the stake D in place. At its opposite edge from the pin or shank O the stake D is provided with an integral flange, F, which forms a continuation of the base and side flanges, G G, the latter flanges projecting laterally from the body of the stake and extending entirely around the body of the stake.

The integral flange F is provided near its outer end witha bolt-hole, H, made vertically through it; and the bolster is also provided quite near its outer end with a small bolthole, I, made vertically through it, for the bolster, and at the same passage of the small bolt J, which is headed at its upper end and threaded on its lower portion or end for the reception of a nut, L, and washer K.

M M are outwardly-curved downwardlyextending braces, which are secured through their upper ends to the sides of the stake by a transverse bolt, N, and nut N. Near their lower ends and on their inner faces the curved braces M M are provided with inwardly-projecting shoulders O O, which rest upon the upper face of the bolster at the edges of the same. In their lower ends the braces M M are provided with bolt-holes P P, which latter are aligned with a bolt-hole, Q, extending laterally through the bolster near its upper face and a short distance from its end. A threaded headed bolt, R, is passed through the bolt-holes P Q P, and a nut, S, is employed to hold this bolt B in place. In its upper end the stake'is provided with a hole, T, for connecting a chain or rope to the stake when necessary.

V V are transverse strips or seats, which may be cast integral with or separatefrom the body of the stake.

IV W are false rings, which are secured to the body at the transverse ribs or. seats by bolts; or they may be cast integral with the stakes, thereby dispensing with bolts at these points.

The advantages of this standard are, that it is much cheaper and stronger than others. It is much more easily applied, as there is no mortising to be performed, thereby saving much time and retaining the strength of the time making a neat and durable stake.

The standards are intended to be made in three sizes-viz., light, to be three-fourths inch thick on the edges and from twelve to eighteen inches long; medium, to be seveneighths inch thick and twelve to eighteen inches long, and heavy to be one inch thick and same length as the others. I

I am aware that the various parts of this invention have heretofore been used in similar devices; but I am not aware that they have all been constructed and combined in the manner specifically as hereinafter pointed out.

Having described this invention, what I 1 lower ends, the transverse bolt R, and the up IO claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, per transverse bolt, N, all arranged substanistial-ly as specified.

The combination, with the bolster having In testimony whereof I affix my signature 5 the bolt-holes B and I, of the metallic stake in presence of two Witnesses.

having the flange F and integral threaded EBENEZER M. FOREMAN. bolt 0, the nut E, bolt J, and nut L, the lat- \Vitnesses:

eral braces M M, having the shoulders O O, WILLIAM A. DOUGHERTY, engaging the bolster and perforated at their I FRANK TALCK. 

